Qatama thematic lexicon

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Qatama in Moj
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Numbers

Moj num a.gif
  • ogo = n. number, v. to count
  • om = zero, nothing , none
  • ong = one , single
  • to = two
  • mo = three
  • oko = four
  • do = five
  • no = six
  • oq = seven
  • tong = eight
  • noq = nine
  • man = ten
  • tan = hundred
  • ngan = thousand

Larger Numbers

Larger numbers
  • man ong = eleven
  • man to = twelve
  • man mo = thirteen
  • to man = twenty
  • to man oko = twenty-four
  • tan to man oko = one hundred twenty-four
  • mo tan mo to = 332
  • oko man do ngan no oq tong = 45,678

Ordinals & Fractions

To form ordinals place the particle nu after the number. To form multiples the suffix -a is added, with seven and nine being irregular, I.e. o'aq seven-times, and no'aq nine-times.

Fractions are form by using the adposition aj meaning of/from.

  • ong aj to = half (lit: one of two)
  • oko aj do = four fifths

Addintional Vocabulary

  • aja = all / every
  • toa = twice / double
  • daya = many / much / a lot
  • dayu = few / a little / a bit
  • m`hu = less / fewer / v. to subtract
  • m`ha = more / v. to add
  • anha = some

Colors

The Qatama color chart.
  • aga -- n. color, pigment, hue | v. to color, paint
  • oga -- black
  • muga -- blue
  • myoga -- brown
  • huga -- clear, bright
  • on -- dark, deep
  • anyaga -- fair, blond
  • tlaga -- gray
  • namuga -- green
  • konaga -- orange
  • un -- pale in color, light
  • koyuga -- pink
  • komuga -- purple
  • koga -- red
  • uga -- white, bright, colorless
  • naga -- yellow

Family terminology

Taq's family tree
  • kang -- man, husband
  • mung -- woman, wife
  • -han -- Mr., sir, gentleman...(used as an unbound morpheme when name is 3 syllables)
  • -hana -- Mrs., Miss, Ms., ma'am, lady...(used as an unbound morpheme when name is 3 syllables)
  • ata -- n. name | v. to be called
  • kong -- person
  • tanga -- family (smallest unit in the kinship hierarchy)
  • tang -- clan, tribe (ambiguous term that is usually followed by the name of clan/tribe.
  • tang ru -- relative (lit: one of the clan/tribe)
  • kangha -- father
  • mungha -- mother
  • taja -- brother
  • munu -- sister
  • taj -- boy, son
  • mungu -- girl, daughter
  • mungla -- aunt
  • kangla -- uncle
  • tajum -- niece, nephew
  • kara | kangra -- grandfather
  • mura | mungra -- grandmother
  • tajal | munul -- cousin
  • muhuka -- marriage | to marry | to be married
  • muhula -- divorced | to divorce | to be divorced
  • ...ajum -- ...in-law
  • umun -- baby | child
  • umunha -- teenager | adolescent
  • kanga -- adult | people
  • maja -- friend, ally
  • ujuna -- enemy
  • ongoq -- elder
  • The difference between kangra/kara and mungra/mura is one of familiarity/respect. If you know the elder well enough you would simply refer to him/her with kara/mura, but in times when the goal is to show respect and tact, kangra/mungra are used.

Clothing

A picture of what a guma might look like.
  • okada -- apron
  • alaju -- belt
  • noga -- boot, shoe, sandal, sock
  • oka -- cloth, rag
  • guma -- coat, shirt
  • dohuq -- cotton
  • kuha'a -- dress, skirt
  • myanuq -- earring
  • m`dan -- glove, wristband
  • hanaka -- hat, headdress
  • myar -- jewelry, jewel
  • ongaya -- necklace
  • tal -- rank, insignia
  • yuj -- ring
  • gon -- shield, armor
  • akama -- shorts, trousers, pants
  • onyom -- silk
  • kuhaga -- suit
  • kuha -- v. to wear clothes | n. clothing
  • go`om -- tunic
  • okuaha -- underclothes
  • gumahu -- undershirt
  • kuhan -- uniform
  • ulana -- wool

Body

A diagram with vocabulary
A diagram with vocabulary
  • amaq -- body / anatomy
  • anaq -- head / brain
  • anuq -- ear(s) / to hear
  • ongo -- eye(s) / to see, look
  • okota -- heart
  • toru -- back, spine
  • taruya -- hip / waist
  • tara -- belly, stomach
  • utar -- chest / breast
  • nogra -- feet / toes
  • anuja -- leg / calf, thigh
  • udan -- hand/arm
  • qongo -- joint
  • gan -- bone
  • gua -- mouth/face
  • ogua -- facial hair
  • uha -- skin
  • udanju -- fingers/knuckles
  • dong -- nose / to smell
  • g`tla -- shoulder
  • qono -- muscle
  • anaqra -- neck, throat
  • guata -- teeth / to bite
  • guaja -- tongue / to taste
  • unuq -- hair

Time

  • ama -- time
  • ung -- past
  • naku -- present
  • uq -- future
  • njam - moment /instant
  • maq -- day
  • omaq -- sunrise / dawn / morning
  • d`maq -- noon / midday break
  • umaq -- afternoon / dusk / twilight / sunset
  • onaq -- evening
  • naq -- night
  • unaq -- midnight
  • aj maq -- daily
  • ngumaq -- yesterday
  • kun maq -- today
  • kumaq -- tomorrow
  • galam -- week
  • aj galam -- weekly
  • alam -- month
  • aj alam -- monthly
  • ngaja -- spring
  • arung -- summer
  • mugun -- fall / autumn
  • ngumha -- winter
  • alamu -- season
  • ngaq -- year
  • aj ngaq -- yearly
  • ngaq aj umja -- leap-year
  • maq aj umja -- leap-day
  • kayata -- holiday / festival
  • tangaq -- century
  • amahaq -- epoch, age
  • amaja -- forever, eternity
  • maqla -- never / no more

Random Words

These words added in honor of the ZBBers that created them.

  • kogyo -- shelf
  • qalhangra -- n. a severe storm, particularly referring to noise and winds; (v) to howl and blow, referring to the sound the wind makes
  • ogoyo -- n. annoyance, adj. annoying, v. to annoy, etc.
  • k`ra -- conj. - but; denoting opposite, contradiction
  • ayunha -- n. the horribly uncomfortable feeling that accompanies the inability to complete a sneeze
  • q`dogo n. 1. Machinery. 2. A kludge; a hack; an unwieldy solution. 3. figurative A plot device, especially an implausible one. A cock-and-bull story.
  • k'gaq - v.intrans to swallow something the wrong way
  • d'mu - n. mouse
  • ayula - n. star
  • qadal - n. quicksand, soft/loose ground
  • komoja - adj. the smell of vinegar
  • kyutara - v. to ward off, to deter
  • n'kara - n a bell, intr. v. to ring or chime (like a bell)
  • kyor - n a rattle, shaken noise-maker
  • nalha - trans. v to ring or shake (specifically a bell or a rattle)
  • ulhu - v. to flow / n. flow
  • g'laq - v. to explode
  • kujanga - v. to sing a lullaby to make someone fall asleep
  • doyoja - adj. confusing, difficult to follow or make sense of
  • qung - n. phoneme, sound, utterance